Experimental and theoretical studies on buckling of thin spherical shells under axial loads

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 422-432

  Gupta, N K ^a   Mohamed Sheriff, N ^b   Velmurugan, R ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b MEPCO SCHLENK ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Axial load; Buckling strength; Dimpling; Dynamic; Energy absorption; Quasi static

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOIL; AXIAL LOADS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HINGES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

COLLAPSE BEHAVIOUR; DIMPLING; PLASTIC HINGES; QUASI-STATIC LOADING; THIN SPHERICAL SHELLS;

BUCKLING;

EID: 39449117502     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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